The Middle Class in Neo-Urban India

ISBN-13: 9781032248370 / Twarda / 2023 / 228 str.

Smriti Singh

Opis

This book critically examines the new middle class and the emergence of neo-urban spaces in India within the context of rapid urbanisation and changing socio-spatial dynamics in urban areas in the country.

Spis treści

List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Intersection of Class and Space 2. Distinction, Othering and Exclusivity 3. Construction of Self and Identification 4. Cosmopolitan Subjectivity, Morality and Social Beliefs 5. Family and Everyday Practices of Class Reproduction 6. Conclusion: Towards Socio-spatiality of Class Bibliography. Annexure I Respondent Profile. Index.

O autorze

Smriti Singh is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and associated with The Urban Research Lab at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology–Delhi (IIITD), India. She has earned her doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She is a Fulbright-Nehru scholar (2015–2016). Her research focuses on questions of Urban space, community, and identity.